Mitogenic activity of Cratylia mollis lectin on human lymphocytes

Biologicals

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-60

  Maciel, Elba V M ^a   Araújo Filho, Vanduir S ^a   Nakazawa, Mineo ^b   Gomes, Yara M ^b   Coelho, Luana C B B ^a   Correia, Maria T S ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE MICOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b Núcleo de Tele Saúde NUTES Hospital das Clínicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cratylia mollis; Lectin; Lymphocyte proliferation; Mitogenic activity; MTT

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; ALPHA METHYL MANNOSIDE; CARBOHYDRATE; LECTIN;

ARTICLE; BEAN; BINDING SITE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRATYLIA MOLLIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MITOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; T LYMPHOCYTE;

CRATYLIA MOLLIS;

EID: 1542513237     PISSN: 10451056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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